Sanitary toilet-seat cover



Sept. 23, I930; R, GATES 1,776,333

fiAllI'I'ARY TOILET SEAT COVER Filed Jan. 4,1930

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BY %7 W A TTORNEY Patented Sept. 23, 1930 RALPH DATES, F YOUNGSTOWN,OHIO SANITARY TOILET-SEAT COVER Application filed January 4, 1930.Serial No. 418,602.

This invention relates to sanitary toilet seat covers. I

The principal object of this invention is to provide an improvedsanitary toilet seat 6 cover for use on a water-closet seat and onepossessed of such characteristics that a person can use the sanitarycover with the assurance that there will be no danger of contractingcommunicable disease in the use of such a device in public places suchas hotels, factories and steamship lines.

A further object of the device-is to provide a sanitary cover which maybe manufactured in a num er of cover parts attached together 1 androlled up: upon a convenient roller.

A still further object of the device is to provide means for.automatically removing the sanitary cover without touching the same by ahand of an individual.

WVith the foregoing. and other objects in view which will appear as thedescriptionroceeds, the invention resides in the comination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure1 is a top plan view of the device showing the manner of attachment toanother similar device.

7 Figure 2 is aperspective view of the device placed in proper positionupon a toilet seat.

Figure 3 is a cross section taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2. i

' Figure 4; is a cross section of the device properly installed showingmanner in which same may be removed. 1

Figure 5 is a rspective' view of roll containing a plura ity of thesesanitary toilet seat covers.

By referring to Fig. 1 it will be seen that s the device 1 takes theform of an ordinary toildtl-se'at. A pair of oppositely disposed aprons2 are formed from the innerportion of the device 1, each having astraightedge 3 adjacent a central strip 4. These aprons 2 being attachedto the device 1 by a central outwardportion 5 so that they may beallowed to drop downward when placed in position on a toilet seat.

It will be seen that the central strip 4 is provided with a perforation6 at its rear end. In placing the device 1 upon a toilet seat thisperforation 6 istorn along the perforated end 7 and allowed to falldownwardly and rest upon an interior portion of a bowl 8 at point 9.When the bowl 8 is flushed the water comes in contact with theperforated end 7 which pulls the entire device down into the interior 10of the bowl 8.

In order that the rush of the water may perform this work, the device ismade of very thin paper so that very little resistance will be set up inthe carrying of the same down into the bowl 8.

It will be seen that the device 1 (see Fig. 1) is manufactured so that aplurality of devices 1 are attached to each other by means of aperforation 11, so-that the same may be conveniently placed upon a roll.It will also be seen that for convenience in placing the device 1 inproper position there is provided oppositely extending members 12 formedat the rear portion of the device 1.

VVha-t I claim is:

In a device of the class described. two oppositely disposed apronsformed from inner portion of the device, a central strip extendmg fromthe front to the back of the device, a perforation of said strip at anextreme rear end, two oppositcly disposed extending mombers formed atthe rcar portion of said de vice, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

' RALPH GATES.

